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Let there be sun
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CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
Mar 02, 2021
March certainly came in like a lion, with plenty of rain, snow and freezing temperatures due to an arctic front that swept through the area. In fact, ...
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Ridgway 1920 Seagrave Pumping Engine receives makeover
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CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
Mar 01, 2021
A 1920 Seagrave Pumping Engine originally sourced from Ridgway has been undergoing a complete restoration by the Fire Museum of Maryland and will be m...
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Dresser Home remembered on 35th anniversary of blaze
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Feb 27, 2021
Feb. 28, 1986. It’s a date many in Bradford will never forget. That was the night that the Dresser Memorial Presbyterian Home for the Aged was destroy...
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Truck-Lite starts expansion during pandemic
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RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Feb 27, 2021
COUDERSPORT, Pa. — Truck-Lite has an enviable problem: having more orders than it can fill. The Falconer, N.Y.-based company hosted a tour Friday at i...
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JJ’s Saloon acquitted of violating state closure order
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JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
Feb 26, 2021
A local business has been acquitted of allegedly violating the state’s restaurant closure order in December. JJ’s Saloon, owned by Bob Skaggs, was fou...
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Control Chief Corp. celebrates 50th anniversary
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Marcie 
Feb 26, 2021
A local manufacturing company is celebrating a milestone, as the company turns 50 years old. Control Chief Corp. started making industrial remote cont...
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National Invasive Species Awareness Week
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MADDIE STANISCH McKean County Conservation District 
Feb 25, 2021
With warmer weather comes invasive species — don’t let these hitch hikers ruin your favorite recreational spot. Invasive plants have evolved to produc...
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National Invasive Species Awareness Week
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JODY GROSHEK McKean County Conservation District 
Feb 24, 2021
Our forests and fields are full of many kinds of plants. Are plants just plants? In northcentral Pennsylvania, there are a number of plants invading n...
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Many offices up for election in May primary
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Feb 24, 2021
Four county row offices, all school boards, and offices in each municipality will be up for election in the May primary. The official notice of electi...
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National Invasive Species Awareness Week
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KATIE SCHMIDT Penn State Extension Forestry Educator and APIPMA Partner 
Feb 23, 2021
The invasive spotted lanternfly has been found in Pennsylvania and 8 other northeastern states since its discovery in 2014. As of May 2020, there are ...
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Anderson’s voice thrilled Bradford before she was famous
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SALLY COSTIK, Curator of the Bradford Landmark Society 
Feb 20, 2021
(This April, the Bradford Branch of American Association of University Women (AAUW) will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of its founding. In partnersh...
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Several displaced after Kiwanis Court fire
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Marcie 
Feb 20, 2021
Several residents of a building at Kiwanis Court were displaced following a fire Friday evening. Around 6:20 p.m., a call was made for a fully involve...
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Storm gets icy reception in Pa.
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CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
Feb 17, 2021
While the initial forecast called for predominantly snow from Monday into Tuesday, Mother Nature had a surprise of her own, bringing down primarily a ...
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